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Hoof Beats: Stinky Frog

By Steve Stanley posted on November 30, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing

Canker is a rare hoof disorder that involves the frog of a hoof. I personally have seen only two or three canker cases over many years of shoeing.

Forget Disciplines When Trimming

Florida farrier shares trimming, forging and knife sharpening tips at Anvil Brand clinic

By Jeff Cota posted on September 12, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Equipment, Forging, Shoeing, Trimming

The United States Navy adopted the KISS principle — “Keep It Simple, Stupid” — in 1960 to reinforce that most systems work best if they are kept simple, rather than complicated.

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Hoof Beats: The Amazing Frog

By Steve Stanley posted on July 22, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases, Lamenesses

Source: Hoof Beats Magazine

Everyone in the horse industry has, at one time or another, picked up a horse’s hoof and looked at the bottom. Many of us do this every day. When viewing the bottom of a hoof, the eyes are drawn immediately to a focal point, the frog.

Using Weld Inserts For Corrective Farriery Purposes

If used properly, weld inserts can provide a farrier with an additional tool when therapeutic needs arise

By Marc Jerram posted on July 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Forging, Therapeutic Shoeing

The use of weld inserts for farriery purposes is nothing new. For many years, farriers have often used off cuts of flat or concave steel to create their own egg bar or heart bar inserts for standard keg shoes.

A Step-By-Step Process for Improving Stud Holes

By following these instructions, you can increase the reliability of stud holes for your clients using aluminum shoes

By Peter Drake posted on July 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Forging

From time to time, farriers must provide screw-in studs in aluminum shoes for our clients. We want to make sure the task remains easy for the client and our work is reliable. However, when we drill and tap holes in aluminum, they can become worn rather quickly. Then we’ll hear from our riders that the studs have fallen from their aluminum shoes during training or competition.

Trimming To The Center Of Rotation

Wellington, Fla., farrier emphasizes the basics to evenly distribute stress

By Jeff Cota posted on May 9, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Trimming

It’s all about the trim. It’s a common refrain among farriers, but is the practice receiving its due diligence or is it merely lip service? In Fabio Gnoatto’s Wellington, Fla., practice, trimming is the mainstay.

Balancing The Foot With The Golden Ratio

Minnesota farrier develops protocol to aid understanding of the hoof

By Jeff Cota posted on November 30, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Shoeing

One day while shoeing a large warmblood, something caught Scott Lampert’s attention. “There were two fractures in the bars, just little fractures, little lines,” the Lake Elmo, Minn., farrier told attendees at the late July trimming, forging and anatomy clinic hosted by farrier Eddie Strommen in Evanston, Wis. “I thought, ‘Interesting, the horse made those, I didn’t. I wonder if I could use those to balance his foot.’”

Pennsylvania Farrier Wins Razerhorse Contest For Paid Trip To 2015 International Hoof-Care Summit

By Jaime Elftman posted on January 30, 2015 | Posted in Education, Equipment

Stephen Teichman of Unionville, Pa., was the winner of the Razerhorse contest for an expense-paid trip for two to the International Hoof-Care Summit.

Farriers Dispense Hoof-Care Knowledge At Benefit Clinic

By Jeff Cota posted on December 12, 2014 | Posted in Education

A large number of Eric Nygaard's friends and colleagues gathered Friday, Dec. 12, in Hattiesburg, Miss., for the first of two days of lectures and demonstrations to raise money to help pay for the Sarasota, Fla., farrier's medical expenses.

How To Evaluate The Equine Hoof Capsule

Understanding the mechanism of hoof capsule distortion allows the farrier to formulate a treatment plan

By Stephen O’Grady posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Anatomy

The hoof capsule comprises the hoof wall, sole, frog and bulbs of the heels; which, through the unique continuous bond between its components, form a casing on the ground surface of the limb that affords protection to the soft tissue and osseous structures enclosed within the capsule.

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Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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Articles Tagged with ''frog''

Hoof Beats: Stinky Frog

Forget Disciplines When Trimming

Hoof Beats: The Amazing Frog

Using Weld Inserts For Corrective Farriery Purposes

A Step-By-Step Process for Improving Stud Holes

Trimming To The Center Of Rotation

Balancing The Foot With The Golden Ratio

Pennsylvania Farrier Wins Razerhorse Contest For Paid Trip To 2015 International Hoof-Care Summit

Farriers Dispense Hoof-Care Knowledge At Benefit Clinic

How To Evaluate The Equine Hoof Capsule

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